[Hydrolysis of the isopeptide epsilon-(gamma-glutamyl)-lysine by destabilase from the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis]. 1990

I P Baskova, and E A Timokhina, and G I Nikonov, and V M Stepanov

Using amino acid analysis, the ability of destabilize to hydrolyze the epsilon-(gamma-Glu)-Lys isopeptide bond was demonstrated. Incubation of the epsilon-(gamma-Glu)-Lys isopeptide with the enzyme was accompanied by a decrease of the amount of the isopeptide and an increase of equimolar amounts of lysine and glutamic acid. Complete hydrolysis of the isopeptide was observed after 96 hour incubation with destabilize. It was supposed that the isopeptide is a less specific substrate for destabilize compared to L-gamma-Glu-pNA.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D007865 Leeches Annelids of the class Hirudinea. Some species, the bloodsuckers, may become temporarily parasitic upon animals, including man. Medicinal leeches (HIRUDO MEDICINALIS) have been used therapeutically for drawing blood since ancient times. Hirudinea,Hirudineas,Leeche
D010450 Endopeptidases A subclass of PEPTIDE HYDROLASES that catalyze the internal cleavage of PEPTIDES or PROTEINS. Endopeptidase,Peptide Peptidohydrolases
D004151 Dipeptides Peptides composed of two amino acid units. Dipeptide
D006868 Hydrolysis The process of cleaving a chemical compound by the addition of a molecule of water.
D000596 Amino Acids Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins. Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013379 Substrate Specificity A characteristic feature of enzyme activity in relation to the kind of substrate on which the enzyme or catalytic molecule reacts. Specificities, Substrate,Specificity, Substrate,Substrate Specificities

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